Born	February 3, 1987 (1987-02-03) (age 22), Windsor, Ontario, CAN
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team	Colorado Avalanche
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Pro career	2008 – present

Ryan Wilson (born February 3, 1987, in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Awards and achievements 3 Career statistics 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Playing career

Undrafted, Wilson played amateur junior in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors and the Sarnia Sting. Establishing as an offensive defenseman, Wilson was invited to training camps with the St. Louis Blues and the Philadelphia Flyers. In his final junior season in 2007–08, Wilson was the leading scoring defenseman in the OHL, which resulted in a contract with the Calgary Flames on July 1, 2008.^[1]

In the 2008–09 season, Wilson made his professional debut with the Flames affiliate, the Quad City Flames of the AHL. On March 4, 2009, he was traded by the Flames along with Lawrence Nycholat and a second round pick to the Colorado Avalanche for Jordan Leopold.^[2] He was then assigned to affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL, where he finished out the season.^[3]

Wilson started the 2009-10 season with the Monsters, before receiving his first recall to the NHL on October 12, 2009.^[4] Ryan made his NHL debut with the Avalanche in a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens on October 14, 2009.^[5] He recorded his first point, an assist, against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 23, 2009.^[6] On November 17, 2009, Ryan scored his first career NHL goal in a 3-2 victory, fittingly against Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames.^[7]

[edit] Awards and achievements

• 2007–08 OHL Third All-Star Team

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	OHL		58	3	22	25	88		18	3	7	10	16
2004–05	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	OHL		68	13	24	37	149		10	4	5	9	12
2005–06	Toronto St. Michael's Majors	OHL		64	12	49	61	145		4	1	3	4	12
2006–07	Sarnia Sting	OHL		68	17	58	75	136		4	1	3	4	14
2007–08	Sarnia Sting	OHL		58	7	64	71	84		9	0	7	7	19
2008–09	Quad City Flames	AHL		60	4	16	20	56		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL		8	0	2	2	25		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				68	4	18	22	81		—	—	—	—	—

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ryan Wilson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database